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Over this last decade, the concept of Social Metabolism has gained prestige as a theoretical instrument for the required analysis, to such an extent that there are now dozens of researchers, hundreds of articles and several books that have adopted and use this concept....
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Springer
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2014-06-30
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'Utterly magnificent . . . gripping, accomplished and dark' Marian KeyesWINNER: Newcomer of the Year at the IBAs WINNER: Bookseller YA Prize WINNER: CBI Eilis Dillon Award Buzzfeed's Best Books Written by Women in 2014The bestselling novel about beauty, body image and...
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Riverrun
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2014-06-30
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This book investigates the current level and trend of poverty in the Muslim World, including selected countries in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, East Asia, the Pacific and South America. Authors explore themes of poverty reduction, poverty alleviation and...
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Springer
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2014-06-29
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Doing Ethnography Today explores the methodologies and theories behind contemporary, collaborative ethnography and provides an opportunity to cultivate experience with included exercises. • Presents ethnography as creative and artful rather than analytical or technical...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-06-27
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As the lead writer for BBC Anglophenia, Fraser McAlpine (a man assembled from almost every region of the UK*) spends his life explaining Brits to foreigners. Now he lifts the lid on our Marmite pot of nations and takes you on a journey from the Isle of Wight to...
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John Murray Business
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2014-06-24
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Rather than turning backward and remembering 9/11, this book sets out to reflect on how the events of September 11, 2001, have shifted our perspectives on a whole series of political, economic, social, and cultural processes. Beyond 9/11 raises the question how the...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-06-24
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This welcome new resource for international students in art, design, and media provides clear explanations of the terminology they must master in order to fulfill their academic potential and enrich their professional careers. Offers a much-requested new resource that...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-06-23
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88,95€
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The ability to adapt to a changing environment has ensured the continued survival of the human race into the 21st century.The challenges to be faced in this century are now well documented by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.The effects of...
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Springer
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2014-06-19
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Child Law starts with the question “Who is the Child?” In direct contrast to the CRC, which calls for putting the interests of the child first in all policies dealing with children, it appears that the interests of others are the major consideration de facto. In law,...
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Springer
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2014-06-17
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The book examines the evolving governance of pharmaceutical biotechnology in South Korea in order to derive conclusions about the dynamics of a latecomer system transition. Based on an analysis of innovation activities in the biomedical sector, which is complemented by...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-06-17
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Warum sind Witze aus einer anderen Sprache nicht immer lustig? In diesem Werk geht es um eine kontrastive Studie zu deutschen und chinesischen ethnischen und Familienwitzen. Ca. 1200 Beispiele werden anhand der Generellen Theorie des Verbalen Humors (Attardo 1994)...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-06-17
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The essays collected in this book provide profound insights into the wide-ranging topic of the fashionable queen: the manifold implications and effects that the combination of body, power and gender can have are examined by using different approaches and a variety of...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-06-17
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Schneidende und stechende Werkzeuge, vom Messer bis zur Schere, Beil und Axt, und Hieb- und Stichwaffen wie Schwert, Säbel und Dolch sind in populären Volkserzählungen, insbesondere in Sage, Märchen und Schwank, unentbehrlich und als Reflex der in ihnen gespiegelten...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-06-17
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Die in diesem Buch versammelten Beiträge deuten auf die Vielschichtigkeit der Märchenproblematik hin und verweisen schnittpunktartig auf Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in dem aus dem polnischen und dem deutschsprachigen Kulturkreis stammenden Forschungsmaterial. Im...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-06-17
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What forms of knowledge can social science claim to produce? Does it employ causal analysis, and if so what does this entail?What role should values play in the work of social scientists?
These are the questions addressed in this book. They are closely interrelated,...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2014-06-16
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Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely collection on media sociology. Sociology was fundamental in defining the analytical boundaries of early...
Editeur :
Polity
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2014-06-13
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22,60€
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Do you feel under increasing pressure to produce high quality publications, or struggle to translate your great ideas into inspirational – and engaging – writing? Gillie Bolton introduces her three ‘key phases’ method (Write for Myself, Redraft for my Reader, Edit for...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2014-06-13
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In this edited open access book leading scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds wrestle with social science integration opportunities and challenges. This book explores the growing concern of how best to achieve effective integration of the social science...
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Springer
Parution :
2014-06-11
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When is the "right" time? How can I meet the demands of a professorship whilst caring for a young family? Choosing to become a mother has a profound effect on the career path of women holding academic positions, especially in the physical sciences. Yet many women...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-06-11
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